| PROVERB |
| Absence makes the heart grow fonder. |
| Actions speak louder than words. |
| All are not thieves that dogs bark at. |
| All cats are grey in the dark. |
| All good things come to an end. |
| All's well that ends well. |
| All that glitters is not gold. |
| All things are difficult before they are easy. |
| All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. |
| As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. |
| As you sow, so shall you reap. |
| Ask no questions and be told no lies. |
| Bad news travels fast. |
| A bad workman always blames his tools. |
| Barking dogs seldom bite. |
| Beauty is but skin deep. |
| Beggars must not be choosers. |
| The best fish swim near the bottom. |
| Best is cheapest. |
| The best of friends must part. |
| Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. |
| Better be sure than sorry. |
| Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. |
| Better bend than break. |
| Better late than never. |
| A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. |
| Birds of a feather flock together. |
| Blood is thicker than water. |
| Books and friends must be few but good. |
| Boys will be boys. |
| A burnt child dreads the fire. |
| Busiest men find the most time. |
| Accidents will happen in the best-regulated families. |
| Adam's ale is the best brew. |
| Advice when most needed is least heeded. |
| After the storm comes the calm. |
| All's fair in love and war. |
| All's fish that comes to the net. |
| All lay loads on a willing horse. |
| All roads lead to Rome. |
| Any port in a storm. |
| Appearances are deceptive. |
| The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest. |
| As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. |
| Avoid a questioner, for he is also a tattler. |
| A bad penny always comes back. |
| A bad shearer never had a good sickle. |
| The bait hides the hook. |
| Be just before you are generous. |
| The beaten road is the safest. |
| Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. |
| The best is often the enemy of the good. |
| Better be a fool than a knave. |
| Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave. |
| Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. |
| Better to ask the way than go astray. |
| Between two stools you fall to the ground. |
| The biter is sometimes bit. |
| Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed. |
| Bread is the staff of life. |
| Brevity is the soul of wit. |
| The bull must be taken by the horns. |
| A bully is always a coward. |
| Burn not your house to fright the mouse away. |
